We support the court appeal launched in May 2016 by citizens of Crete and environmental, archaeological, and other organisations, to save the unique archaeological and natural landscape of Kavo Sidero in East Crete (http://oikokriti.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/blog-post.html). The proposed golf resort development is going to affect an area which has been designated by the European Union a NATURA area twice, and in need of special protection. It has been also declared a UNESCO Geopark. Moreover, as detailed and thorough archaeological and archaeo-environmental studies have shown (archaeological survey carried out by the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne in collaboration with the XXIVth Ephoria of Prehistorical and Classical Antiquities http://webefa.efa.gr/prospection-itanos/ from 1995-2005; researches by Jennifer Moody and the late Oliver Rackham 2006-7), the area under development is an extremely rich archaeological landscape with dozens of sites of special interest which rarely survive in other parts of the island or Greece. It has been characterised by the World Archaeological Congress (WAC), a "time capsule", due to such unique preservation. It is also rich in rare and endemic plants, and it is an area of special interest for many species of animals. A golf resort development in one of the most arid regions of the Mediterranean and in a landscape of such importance makes no environmental, cultural, or even economic sense, and will have a huge negative impact on the future development of the region. We urge you and your government to rethink your decision. We note also that your own specialist civil servants such as the archaeologists (through the Association of Greek Archaeologists -SEA: http://www.sea.org.gr/details.php?id=520 and the state civil engineers (http://www.emdydas.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1823:2016-06-06-10-12-51&catid=1:news-po-emdydas&Itemid=23) are against this development. Please listen to them and help save this unique landscape.